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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 113, Issue 17, Pages 6989-7002Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp810210a
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- UGC
- DST
- NST
- CSIR, New Delhi
- IIT Kharagpur
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Adsorption of dopamine (DA) on a Au-core-Ag-shell bimetallic nanocolloidal surface has been investigated using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The normal Raman spectra (NRS) of DA molecules in bulk and in aqueous solution have been investigated in depth. The vibrational signatures, as observed from the Raman and FTIR spectra of the molecule, have been assigned from the potential energy distributions. The pH-dependent NRS of the DA molecule in aqueous solution has been recorded to elucidate the protonation effect and preferential existence of different forms of the molecule. The pH-dependent SERS spectra of the molecule adsorbed on the bimetallic Au-core-Ag-shell nanocolloidal surface are also reported. The enhancement of bands in the pH-dependent SERS spectra suggests that the molecules are adsorbed onto the bimetallic Au-core-Ag-shell surface with the molecular plane tilted with respect to the silver surface of Au-core-Ag-shell bimetallic nanoparticles. The model study authenticates the spectral disposition and orientation of the molecule. Thus, experiment and theory keep abreast of the variety of DA structures envisaged from SERS studies on a new substrate.
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